H.R.743: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995

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107 (6 Democrats, 101 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow employers to establish, assist, maintain, or participate in an organization or entity in which employees participate, to at least the same extent practicable as do representatives of management, to address matters of mutual interest (including, but not limited to, issues of quality, productivity, efficiency, and safety and health), if such...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 4.
Committee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 19.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Economic and Educational. H. Rept. 104-248.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 226 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 743 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. The rule makes in order the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer their amendments.
Rule H. Res. 226 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 226.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 743 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. The rule makes in order the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer their amendments.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 226 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim Kolbe to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
Mr. Goodling moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 743 as unfinished business.
Mr. Clay asked unanimous consent that during the further consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 226, no further amendment shall be in order except the following: 1. The Traficant amendment, debatable for 10 minutes; 2. the Dogget amendment, debatable for 10 minutes. Mr. Clay asked further unanimous consent that each amendment be offered only in the order and manner specified; that the amendments be considered read; debatable for the time specified; not subject to further amendment; and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Clay asked unanimous consent that the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the Chairman may reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that immediately follows another vote by electronic device without intervening business, provided that the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall be not less than 15 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 5 additional minutes of debate on the Moran amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Moran amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Goodling requested a recorded vote. Pursuant to the earlier unanimous consent agreement, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Doggett amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Doggett amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Doggett requested a recorded vote. Pursuant to the earlier unanimous consent agreement, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 743.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 221 - 202 (Roll no. 691).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 295 amended.
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 295 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 191.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Goodling asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Vetoed by President.
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
Mr. Gutknecht moved to postpone consideration of the veto message until July 31.
On motion to postpone consideration of the veto message until July 31. Agreed to without objection.
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto.
Mr. Goodling moved to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and Labor.
On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. Agreed to without objection.
Jan. 30, 1995

Introduced in the House by Steve Gunderson (R-Wis.)

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